MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Menachem Eliezer Moses sent an urgent letter to the Israel Police Northern District Commander Deputy Commissioner Alon Assur questioning why the police station at Kever Rashbi is closed despite promises it would be operational.

Moses cite a number of events like a ruckus that occurred last Shabbos during vosikin at the Rashbi. “A woman went on a rampage in the ezras noshim during davening, throwing items in all directions, screaming and threatening others. There were older and younger women there and the mayhem was terrible” he explains to the senior Israel Police commander.

Moses continues by explaining the private security guards in the area were summoned but they lack the authority to remove the woman from the area. He explains while there should have been police in the nearby station it was closed and no one was found. A police patrol car arrived after a prolonged period of time. He questions why the second most popular tourist site in the country does not warrant a police presence.

He remains Assur that promises were made that the station would be manned at all times, questioning why this promise is not being fulfilled, not just around Lag B’Omer but year-round.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)